An r/IA_Italia post documented a multi-source news pipeline: Serper for Google News, plus 8 specialized cybersecurity sources, plus an LLM editor publishing 6 times per day. The pattern works for any vertical news pipeline. Five APIs ranked for the source-aggregation step.
Top Pick
Scavio's Google News search via SERP plus extract endpoint covers 80% of news aggregation jobs. NewsData.io and GNews fill the gaps for high-volume vertical pipelines.
Full Ranking
#1Our Pick
Scavio (Google News via SERP + extract)
Multi-source news pipelines for AI publication
Pros
- SERP + extract one vendor
- Reddit + YouTube context
Cons
- No archive history beyond Google's index
#2
Serper (Google News)
Cheapest raw Google News queries
Pros
- Cheap
Cons
- No extract
#3
NewsData.io
Multi-language news with topic filtering
Pros
- Topic API
- Multiple languages
Cons
- Pricier mid-tier
#4
GNews
Topic-aware news API
Pros
- Topic-filtered
Cons
- Limited freshness on free
#5
Bing News (retired)
(retired)
Pros
Cons
- Retired
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Criteria | Scavio | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-1K-query cost | ~$4.30 | $0.30 to $1.00 | Tier-dependent |
| SERP + extract | Yes | No | Limited |
| Reddit thread context | Yes | No | No |
| Cron-friendly | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | AI pipelines | Bulk news search | Vertical news |
Why Scavio Wins
- The IA_Italia pipeline shape — 6 cron-triggered query bursts, 9 sources, similarity-checked dedup, LLM-edited articles — is portable across verticals. Scavio collapses the source-aggregation step from 9 vendor calls to 1-2 (SERP for Google News + extract for the source pages).
- Reddit thread context as a news layer is rare and useful. r/cybersecurity threads break stories before mainstream news picks them up. Scavio's reddit/search surfaces the same query across major subs and returns structured threads.
- Honest tradeoff: NewsData.io and GNews provide topic-tagged feeds out of the box. If the pipeline needs topic-filtered news without specifying queries ("give me cybersecurity news today"), they win on simplicity. Scavio's pattern requires the agent to generate queries — but that pattern produces sharper editorial angles.
- Cost math for the IA_Italia-shape pipeline: 6 query bursts/day × 6 queries × ~3 sources fetched = ~108 calls/day. Within the 7,000-credit Project tier with room for retries and an extract step per article.
- MCP server lets a Claude or Gemini editor agent generate queries, call Scavio for results, and compose the article in one tool-using session. The IA_Italia pattern compresses end-to-end without a custom orchestrator.